Jetboil Zip review after one year of ownership.

The Jetboil Zip is the entry stove in the range and is for boiling water only (not for cooking with pans). The question being is a Jetboil worth the money??? I give my view in this video after owning it for a year.

[@JaseEtheridge]

Nice video! With the 'wayfarer' or any pre-hydrated read to eat pouch meals, I just stuff the entire pouch into the pot (boil in a bag style) with some water. Bring it to boil and then kill the gas... leave for 5 mins and it will be super hot, and not use much gas. Then eat from the bag.

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

Nice tip. Thanks 👍🏻

[@m46273]

I am a Jethead. Love my ZIP. With the pan ring and the frypan, I have made eggs Benedict, trout with peppers and fajitas. Jetheads rock!

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

A true Pro!

[@kingalmiller73]

Cheers for your honest and helpful review 🏕👍

[@Vic-ng8if]

Great video mate. Had one of these for years from when I was in the army and you've made me realise I could donit better what with the flint and that! As the guy below said, we just stuffed the rats into it, didn't even know you could get scran you could add water to! Cheers

[@justrusty]

Thanks for the review. I see a lot of hikers on the Appalachian Trail in the US using these and I always wondered if it would be appropriate for me. I use an Esbit stove which is very compact but slow. I may add a Jetboil to equipment, to give me more to choose from.

[@JetboilStoves]

Thank you for the review!

[@ben_snow4497]

Da iawn! Diolch! I’m buying a jetboil and videos like this are really helpful! Great insight 👍

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

Helo Ben. Diolch am yr adborth. Rwy'n falch eich bod wedi gweld y fideo yn ddefnyddiol. Byddwch yn hapus â'ch pryniant Jet Boil.

[@slackerdog007slackerdog8]

Your puppy is well discipline, great video sir. God bless

[@LITTLEEXPERIMENTCHANNEL1]

Brilliant video!

[@LOCATIONREDACTED]

Great review, thanks.

[@niq872]

i have the jetboil flash and love it its great in cold freezing mornings getting some hot tea and oatmeal is great. and helps when starting a fire is difficult i have the pot stand for it so i can cook with it when needed.

[@PaulOutdoors]

A great review. Thank you. Paul 👍😊

[@nickbedford]

I've had a JetBoil Flash for years and it's been fantastic. The piezoelectric spark still works, but it does take up a big cylinder of room in a full backpack, so recently I bought the Zip (still does 500mL water) and a Gerber Flint/Steel tool to ignite it. The JB Zip is a good inch or so shorter so it frees up a chunk of space inside the backpack when you're maxing things out in cold weather or long food-laden hikes when you need more room for clothing layers and/or food storage. I've had nothing but a great experience with the JetBoils! The Gerber flint and steel takes back some of the room gained but I can store that in my top pouch easily and it's more useful. If I need to start a fire without any lighter, I can use that. And I'll leave my original JetBoil Flash in the campervan where I use it often throughout the year.

[@gshipify]

Helpful! Thank you!!

[@20Hikecdt23]

Thanks for the video. I left my BRS n pocket 2 behind for the terrific Zip. I’m hiking the cdt.

[@keithmcshane8005]

Very useful information 👌

[@vvs3796]

liked the wind test..what are main differences between zip and minimo/micromo?

[@joekelly9369]

gave mine away .. i had to get ground level stove for high altitude ,( not efficient ) bollox theyre all the same ! my 10 year old vango is as fast as any jetboil .. my reason for changing was the problem.digging a pit up a mountain to bury half of it keep it out of the elements , the gas goes nowhere ... building a rock scafhold to keep it upright on a stormy mountain ( the things you dont think about camping.in the woods .. )

[@evokestudioio]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@santamulligan676]

They are good I have the flash and aligning the pot to burner is a pain, the piezo on it doesn’t work reliably, didn’t think of using the fire stick thanks

[@davidbusey931]

Very informative! Nicely done! So with stoves based from a small gas canister like that, is it not practical to use them for say, heating up a can of soup or stew? About how many meals would you guess that one canister would last for that sort of use case?

[@Vic-ng8if]

You'd have to clean the pot out afterwards chum, then you'll use up more water cleaning it. You can get a bigger can as you probably know but the little one fits in nicely. I use about 1 every other bike trip.

[@nonegiven9579]

For day hikes a Thermos flask of hot water, selection of instant noodles , cuppa soups , instant coffee sachets blagged from hotel stays = job done

[@martinkitchin6204]

Fascinating! Love a really good design. 👍

[@michaelfallon2280]

Thank you

[@majamidzor3801]

Hi! I have a new Zip and like it but have some concerns about it. When attaching it to the gas canister, it leaks a bit of gas. Also the burner has got some odd bluish color where the fire exits that don’t see on yours. I use Primus canister it is not original Jetboil but still premium quality. Have any idea what might be the problem?

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

The release of gas as your screw your canister to the burner is normal. Just go as fast as you can! The colour of the burn is an interesting one. I’ve had a canister which burnt bright red and that was a jetboil one. I don’t why... maybe the gas is contaminated.

[@Jarmo60]

Never use a gas stove inside the tent. Some people died because of it, the gas displaced the oxygen inside the tent.

[@danielep.8331]

Hi! Great Review! I was wondering... did you try it also below 0 C degrees (20F)?

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

Yes I’ve used it (just) below freezing. Circa -1 ish and it works fine.

[@danielep.8331]

@@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales I see.. good to know!! Thank you 😊

[@JohannesDalen]

I just purchased one after spending 30 minutes boiling water 04 in the morning, in 5 degrees while it was raining on my last MC camping trip. It was a regular burner on top of a gas cannister. I haven’t tested the Zip yet, but the build quality and the way everything packs neatly in the small jetboil is amazing. If this do in fact boil water in 2,5 minutes, this will be a 10/10 for sure!

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

Superb! It will boil it in under a minute when well sheltered.

[@JohannesDalen]

@@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales Thats awesome. I bought the skillet adapter too. Will mainly eat food that requires bouled water, but being able to fry a few sausages every now and then is a nice option. The skillet is iron, so it can handle open fire as well, which is what I most often do. Thanks for the response and review!

[@niq872]

im not sure if you've had the chance but it worked great for me in 20 degrees weather in north GA so worth it i had coffee and hot oatmeal in minutes i was hesitant because of the price but haven't looked back.

[@JohannesDalen]

@@niq872 I’ve used it a lot since this comment - very happy with it :D

[@jimmydollar]

Should the fuel canister be removed from the burner between uses or left on?

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

I leave mine on between uses when camping. Only take it off when packing it away.

[@totoroben]

make a "pouch cozy" for extended heat retention cooking and they will have less gas.

[@baz_1239]

Would this be any good to cook breakfast on? Sausages, bacon etc?

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

The Zip is designed for boiling water however I think there is adapter that enables a pan to sit on the burner.

[@Azzurro650]

@@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales Jetboil Pot Support (UPC 0858941006410)

[@jimbojet8728]

You might consider a metal pot stand? MSR have one that is adjustable and fits all sizes of canisters, it isn’t expensive. You could do far worse, give one a try.

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

Great idea. Thanks for the tip👍🏻

[@1djbecker]

The JetBoil stand is specific to packing the stove. It's designed so that the burner nests into the center, and the folded legs protect the pot coating from the metal burner edge. I pack the stand as an essential part even though I rarely bother with the hassle of clipping it onto the fuel canister. One of the neatest features of the Zip is how cleverly everything nests together. You can add a coffee press, cable hanging system and pot support without increasing the size. A mini lighter fits in the heat diffuser void. Of course with actual use I store fragile items in the pot, letting the robust fuel canister fend for itself.

[@terrypatterson1481]

The jet boils seem to be a bit pricey but efficient. I bought a cheaper version from Planet X for £29.99p- It boils 300mils of water in 4mins 20 seconds - a bit longer than the jet boil but does the job.

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

Everything in camping is overpriced! In this video of the jet boil it got the water to a boil in circa four minutes but that was with a strong headwind. In sheltered conditions the boil will be less than two minutes easy.

[@ianwatts7402]

The orange stand it comes with does not fit Coleman gas canisters. If you want a stand, the MSR one is way better

[@lonewolfwoodworks6802]

A jet boil is worth the money period no matter the size

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

Yep👍🏻. Great piece of kit.

[@rodsands7646]

I imagine a limitation is that the pot cannot easily, if at all(?), be used over on open flame

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

I don’t know if it couldn’t be used over an open flame but personally I certainly wouldn’t do that

[@jasmijnariel]

2:20 Coffee ofcourse😂

[@davidjd123]

i dont even use the stupid stand lol. I just watch my stove close as its cooking.

[@Chris66able]

I can fit a small gas can in my Lixada titanium mug, with a soto amicus, which will burn in high winds, just as fast, twice as compact, half the price.

[@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales]

Perfect!

[@Chris66able]

@@FlyCampCaravanNorthWales Just realised your channel name ! I too camp in North Wales, mainly Snowdonia.

[@garethwinch2347]

Handel is silly when handing boiling water

[@garethwinch2347]

Not as good as people think

[@deankallow8837]

DONT buy a jetboil customer services are no go. You can get a better version for half the price and a big plus the cheaper ones can hold the bigger gas cans

[@garytrigg-graynoth4034]

Over rated and over priced, other stoves just as efficient and heapes cheaper. Don’t get sucked in on the marketing!

[@josephdenis8511]

Which other stoves would you recommend